There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, night train or plane
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Recommended option
Train, bus, ferry • 9h 8m
Cheapest option
Bus, ferry • 9h 28m
4 alternative options
Train, bus, ferry via Perth • 10h 22m
Bus, night train, ferry • 11h 28m
Fly from Glasgow • 3h 40m
Bus to Edinburgh, fly • 4h 27m
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Stornoway?
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £40 - £80 and takes 9h 28m.
What is the fastest way to get from Glasgow to Stornoway?
The quickest way to get from Glasgow to Stornoway is to fly which costs £100 - £390 and takes 3h 40m.
What is the distance between Glasgow and Stornoway?
The distance between Glasgow and Stornoway is 182 miles.
How do I travel from Glasgow to Stornoway without a car?
The best way to get from Glasgow to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 9h 8m and costs £65 - £95.
How long does it take to get from Glasgow to Stornoway?
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Glasgow to Stornoway, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Glasgow to Stornoway?
The quickest flight from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h.
Which airlines fly from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport?
Loganair offers flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport.
Where can I stay near Stornoway?
There are 133+ hotels available in Stornoway. Prices start at £72 per night.
How do I get to Glasgow (GLA) Airport from Glasgow?
The best way to get from Glasgow to Glasgow Airport is to line 500 bus which takes 19 min and costs .
Launch map view
- Distance: 181.7 miles
- Duration: 9h 8m
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Stornoway, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Glasgow to Stornoway 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow to Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £600
Flights from Edinburgh to Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £490
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40 - £65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40 - £65
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £15 - £23
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28 - £40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28 - £40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £50
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Night train from Dunblane to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250 - £290
Sleeper coach at Euston station
Colin MacInnes
Class 73 Electro-diesel in Caledonian Sleeper livery at Fort William Station
IanKMantel
Electric locomotive
Train Photos
Suite in a Mark 5 sleeping car
Peter Mugridge
Sleeping cabin in a Mark 3 sleeper
Randwick
Saloon of a Mark 2 seated coach
Alfie Pates
Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 accessible room set up for twin occupancy
Peter Mugridge
Caledonian Sleeper bar
Ed Webster
Club Car
sleeper.scot
Inverness
Wikipedia
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13 - £19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9 - £13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 4 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Academy Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18 - £26
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Arrivals Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- +44 131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- ember.to
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £11
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Adult passenger
- £9 - £11
- Car
- £62 - £68
Loch Shira departing Largs
Dave souza
MV Hebridean Isles car ferry at Scrabster
Flaxton
MV Isle of Mull car ferry
W.L. Tarbert
Loch Seaforth car ferry departing Stornoway
Mn28
MV Ali Cat passenger catamaran
Dave souza
MV Argyll Flyer passenger ferry
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MV Lochinvar hybrid car ferry
Bruce Cowan
Deck of the MV Loch Seaforth
Tom Parnell
Interior Lounge
Geograph
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